Soup Recipes

I was elbow-deep in a pile of kale at the grocery store last October when the smell hit me. Not the kale—that smelled like rain … Read more

The woman at the next market stall watched me shivering over my basket of kale and mushrooms. It was late October, the kind of damp … Read more

My husband swore he hated soup. For years. The man would look at a bowl of anything brothy like I’d handed him a plate of … Read more

My neighbor, an older woman named Agnes who keeps a garden that could rival any professional nursery, watched me one October afternoon as I stood … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and the smell … Read more

I was at the farmers’ market last fall, clutching a bag of kale I wasn’t entirely sure what to do with, when the woman running … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple roasted red pepper soup. I had the peppers lined up on the counter, the oven preheating, and my … Read more

Introduction “Last Sunday afternoon, I popped over to my neighbor’s place just to grab a couple of eggs. Before I even stepped through the door, … Read more

Introduction The power went out halfway through my Saturday morning grocery run at the bustling farmers’ market, right next to the stall selling the biggest, … Read more

The summer I turned thirty, I wasn’t exactly hunting for new recipes. Honest truth: I was busy wrestling with a jammed printer when the quiet … Read more